LONG ISLAND (NY)
Newsday
BY JAMES T. MADORE
STAFF WRITER
November 9, 2005
Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon's stalwart and strident opposition to abortion always made him a standout among Long Island politicians.
Yesterday, the Democratic opponent who had made an issue of Dillon's unyielding abortion stance appeared headed to have unseated him and prevented his election to a ninth consecutive term.
Late last night, with more than 95 percent of election districts reporting, Democrat Kathleen Rice maintained a 51 to 49 percent advantage. ...
In the late 1980s, he came under fire for finding no criminal activities in county officials' handling of leases for county-owned land at Mitchell Field - deals that he said cost taxpayers $2 billion. More recently, he was criticized for not prosecuting priests after the sexual abuse scandal in the diocese of Rockville Centre.